half and half; fifty-fifty
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
to make a witty remark; to come out with a bon mot
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
enemy territory; hostile place
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
day that is lucky the whole day (in the traditional calendar); auspicious day
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
a little; a few; small; slight; trifling; insignificant
cerebral anemia; cerebral anaemia
staying in the capital; staying in Tokyo
theatre-going; theater-going
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
at the mercy of (something or someone)
tacit; unspoken; implicit
relation; connection; relevance